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Bank loan to return temple to former glory

Updated: 2011-07-27 22:29

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Bank loan to return temple to former glory

Graffiti by visitors tarnishes the walls of the Shaolin temple at Songshan, near Zhengzhou city in Henan province. A loan agreement worth 100 million yuan was signed between the temple and the Bank of China Henan branch on July 27, 2011, to enable the temple's renovation. Temple authorities have pledged to repay the loan within three years using money made from admission charges for visitors to the temple. [Photo/Xinhua] 

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